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Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms..

Distemperance :: Distemperance (n.) Distemperature.

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition; malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse distemper; the horn distemper in cattle..

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.

Stonecrop :: Stonecray (n.) A distemper in hawks.

Destemper :: Destemper (n.) A kind of painting. See Distemper.

Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.

Waterwork :: Waterwork (n.) Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry..

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size..

Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder; confusion.

Blendwater :: Blendwater (n.) A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected..

Rinderpest :: Rinderpest (n.) A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain..

Malady :: Malady (n.) Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder..

Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.

Garget :: Garget (n.) A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite..

Distemperately :: Distemperately (adv.) Unduly.

Gargil :: Gargil (n.) A distemper in geese, affecting the head..

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts..

Distemperment :: Distemperment (n.) Distempered state; distemperature.

Distempering :: Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distempe.

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